Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,164
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	92
Year 1999:	236
Year 2000:	102
Year 2001:	152
Year 2002:	122
Year 2003:	192
Year 2004:	311
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	291
Year 2008:	336
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	92

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	153
6-15 years old:	117
16-25 years old:	226
26-50 years old:	564
50+ years old:	1,102

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
26YOM FELL AND HIT LOWER LEG ON SHOWER DOOR LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
23YOF LAC LWR LEG ON SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON METAL PART OF SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Bathtubs or showers
26YOF WHILE IN SHOWER FELL STRIKING LT LOWER LEG ON METAL TRIMMING AROUND DOOR OF SHOWER;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LAC TO LEG WHEN KICKED A SHOWER DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT AT HOME HAD SHOWER DOOR FALL ON LEGS/ DX R LE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL, HIT SHIN OF SHOWER SURROUND/ LT LEG LAC, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT HIT LEG ON BATHTUB-CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
56 YO MALE CUT RIGHT SHIN ON BOTTOM OF SHOWER DOOR LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT LEG ONTO THE SHOWER DOOR >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Bathtubs or showers
ACC HIT SHIN ON THE BATHTUB DOOR VS HIT SHIN GETTINGINTO SHOWER, THEN S YNCOPED&FELL >> LEG INJ/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT SLIPPED IN BATHTUB, CONTUSION TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG ON THE METAL SECTION OF THE SHOWER ENCLOSURE L ACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT LEG ON SHOWER DOOR DX LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
OUTSIDE SHOWER DOOR FELL ON LEG FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT PUT LEG THROUGH SHOWER DOOR. NOW WITH LACERATION TO SHIN. D: 2 SUPER FICIAL LACERATIONS, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT LOWER LEG ON SHOWER DOOR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
GETTING OUT OF SHOWER LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SLIPPED, HIT SHIN ON SHOWER DOOR; LACERATION TO SHIN, CONTUSION TO FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT. WAS IN THE SHOWER AND THE DOOR BROKE AND HIT HIS LOWER LEG CONTUSION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
HIT LEG ON SHOWER DOOR TRACK DX ABRASION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
STRUCK BY SHOWER DOOR ON LOWER LEG ACUTE CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB. DX BACK PAIN/CONT TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
26 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT STS A SHOWER DOOR FELL ON HER LEG @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
75 YOF TRIPPED IN SHOWER ENCLOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND CUT HER RT LOWER LEG ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE SHOWER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SLIPPED COMING OUT OF TUB AFTER SHOWER, CUT LEG ON TRACK OF SHOWER DOOR . DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN SHOWER CAUGHT LEG ON DOOR LEG LAC & ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT SLIPPED GETTING INTO TUB CUTTING LEG ON SHOWER DOOR, LACERATION R LO WER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Washing machines
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/23/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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